Economy, Law & Politics

Plan addresses concerns that sparked backlash: Board of Trade president

Business groups lament absence of plan to fight deficits or counter U.S. corporate tax cuts

Canadian imports of steel and aluminum into the United States will not be exempt from new tariffs announced by Donald Trump last week, unless a “new and fair NAFTA agreement is signed,” Trump tweeted early this morning (March 5).

Robust retail demand continued in December despite a second straight decline in sales. The dollar volume of sales in B.C. fell 0.6% to $7.2 billion (seasonally adjusted) but rose 10.6% on a same-month basis, besting all other provinces.

BC NDP promised in 2017 election campaign that rates would be frozen

Rio Tinto’s B.C. aluminum smelter could be biggest casualty, if tariffs apply to Canada

Foreign investment in Canada reached a seven-year low of $33.8 billion in 2017, according to data released by Statistics Canada. In 2017, foreign investment fell 26.1% from $45.8 billion in 2016.

expected, new stress-testing requirements for conventional mortgage loans at federally regulated lenders eroded home sales in January. While comparing favourably with the 14.5% national decline from December, B.C.’s 10.

One of northern B.C.’s most challenging questions is how best to support rural economic development.

Property assessments up in B.C. town that has been selected as a new resort destination